After graduating from art school, Hilda lived in Toronto for a time but it was the countryside she craved, and eventually she moved to a small village surrounded by vibrant fields. During that time she painted the flowers she grew as well as the landscape in the area.

When her daughter left for university, Hilda moved closer to her and her hometown. Now, she helps her mother with her huge vegetable plot and flower borders and they obsess over seeds, soil & rain.